They sold the crystal meth by wrapping it in tea bags to trick the police.Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) - Acting on tips from the public, police have arrested seven suspected drug peddlers from different places in East Aceh and North Aceh districts and seized 4.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from them.
One of the suspects was shot while resisting arrest, chief of public relations for the Aceh Provincial Police, Senior Commissioner Ary Apriyono, said here on Thursday.
Two suspects have been identified by their initials as IR, 32, a resident of Rayeuk, East Aceh, and MB, 34, a resident of Peureulak, East Aceh. The police seized 500 grams of crystal meth from them.
"The other suspects are identified by their initials as F, 30, a resident of Syamtalira, North Aceh, and M, 34, a resident of Baktya, North Aceh. From the two suspects, (the police) seized 3 kilograms of crystal meth," Apriyono said.
The police also seized 1 kilogram of crystal meth from three more suspects, identified as M, 34, a resident of Teunong, East Aceh; S, 27, a resident of Rantau Peureulak, East Aceh; and, MD, 38, a resident of Idi Teunong, East Aceh.
All the suspects were arrested after the police received tip-offs from the public, Apriyono said.
The suspects have been charged under Article 112, paragraph (2) adj., Article 114 of Law No. 35 of 2009 on narcotics, he informed.
"They sold crystal meth by wrapping it in tea bags to trick the police," he said.
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